Department of Health and Social Care
Ministers who have held posts here
| Minister | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Frith | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | Jul 2026 | present |
| Alison McGovern | Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Jul 2026 | present |
| Dame Diana Johnson | Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Jul 2026 | present |
| James Murray | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | May 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| Preet Kaur Gill | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | May 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | Mar 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| Baroness Merron | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | Jul 2024 | present |
| Stephen Kinnock | Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Jul 2024 | Jul 2026 |
| Karin Smyth | Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Jul 2024 | present |
| Steve Barclay | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Oct 2022 | Nov 2023 |
| Dr Caroline Johnson | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Robert Jenrick | Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Baroness Coffey | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Steve Barclay | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Jul 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| Dame Caroline Dinenage | Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Jan 2018 | Feb 2020 |
| Steve Barclay | Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Jan 2018 | Nov 2018 |
Questions answered by this department
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- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2026 to Question 34276, i
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what alternative provisions are in place for patients seeking
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- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what requirements are placed on NHS trusts to document the des
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- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the email of 9 July 2026 on Neuro
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to ensure that medical research,
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- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to ensure the delivery of prehabilita
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to address racial and ethnic inequali
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- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve the recogni
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's press release of 9 November
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department’s announcement of 18 October
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what numerical targets have been agreed with Walsall Healthcar
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential effec
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many MRI scanners operated by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merit
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's press release of 9 November
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration she has given to including outcome metrics
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to tackle Foetal Alcoholic Spectrum Disorde
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the funding and res
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) what steps her Department is taking to improve retention a
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to support i) GP and ii) pharmacy services
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce regional
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will provide a breakdown by age of the average waiting
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to improve community diagnostics facilities
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